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freebie... when I started fishing eels, I was going crazy because I was getting solid hits, but my timing was off on the set... Problem was that I was holding the rod at a 45 degree angle like when I work a plug, and when I would get the hit, I would instinctually yank back like I would if I got a plug hit... Problem is, by doing this I was yanking the eel out of the fish's mouth too soon... when retreiving the eel, reel slowly, and keep the rod tip almost straight up... this way you cant yank back at all... when you feel the hit, drop the rod tip towards the water (bow) while quickly taking up the slack. (your rod is 9-10 ft. long, and dropping the tip gives the fish some line to take the eel without feeling tension and dropping it.) as soon as it goes tight again, set hard... time from hit, to bow to set is usually 3 seconds. I tried this approach and have had MUCH better success... give it a try...
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